VERY DISAPPOINTED

1

I purchased this for my little boys birthday in 11/17. I was so excited to give it him as it is something he had wanted for ages. After reading some great reviews I went ahead and purchased it, I am now unsure if these reviews are by real customers that have actually purchased one.
The chain that the grabber hangs off is such poor quality, it does not give enough weight for the grabber to hang off. I half filled the machine with small sweets and chocolates I'd bought but the grabber struggled to even pick up a lollipop. In the end we all go so fed up of trying to use it we had to tip the machine up to get the sweets to drop into the hole that the grabber is meant to drop the sweets into.
The actual machine it's self is very sturdy and great quality, looking at it looks fab but to actutally use it is pointless.
Waste of money and if anything an actual con to call it a
Candy grabber as it is pointless. One very disappointed little boy and upset parent for wasting my money on this. I would not recommend this to anyone.

Excellent

5

Bought it for my son on his Birthday he absolutely loved it. Don't put in too much candy or claw doesn't work make sure the candy is well in the size of the deposit area as can get stuck halfway through

Candy grabber that failed to grab

2

Very disappointing - grabber is weak so despite our best efforts at trying a range of sweets (different weights & sizes) this priced a frustrating purchase. Decided not to give it to our 9 year old as a Xmas present as her frustration would probably ruin her Xmas!

So much fun!

5

Very pleased with this. Great price. The quality is good and love the look. I bought it for the kids in my family for Halloween. They nearly burst with excitement when they saw it!
Luckily I had tested it out beforehand. At first I wasn't sure of the quality.. The music is way too loud, the claw is quite light and spins round, seemed a bit flimsy and I couldn't pick up anything! BUT actually the claw works just fine. It's good it spins a bit so it can get stuff from different angles. It would be too easy if it was heavy.
TIPS:
- Put a couple of tea towels underneath it and the music is much quieter.
- Only put a few things in at a time, so the claw has space to get underneath and properly grab it then it works great!
- You don't need to put the coins in, you can just 'trigger' it and pull the coin out again (saves having to turn it upside down to get the coins out).
- Helps to unscrew the lid so you can get your hand in to move stuff around if needs be.
- Can be a great 'reward' incentive.
I soon got the hang of it and so did the kids (ages 5-8). When they got all the candy they went round the house finding anything small enough to put in it to win! One child with attention of a gnat spent 45 mins playing with it very happily! She asks to play it everyday.
We will use this for Xmas and birthdays too. Great investment. Everyone who comes in has a go! Good fun for all :)